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ontario regulation 301/11

made under the

Ontario Works act, 1997

Made: June 22, 2011
Filed: June 24, 2011
Published on e-Laws: June 28, 2011
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: July 9, 2011

Amending O. Reg. 134/98

(General)

1. Subsection 38 (1) of Ontario Regulation 134/98 is revoked and the following substituted:

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the prescribed limit for assets for a benefit unit, for the purposes of clause 7 (3) (b) of the Act, is equal to,

(a) if the applicant or recipient is a single person, $599;

(b) if the applicant or recipient has a spouse included in the benefit unit and there are no other dependants, $1,032;

(c) if the applicant or recipient has a spouse included in the benefit unit and there are one or more other dependants, $1,722 for the applicant or recipient, the spouse and one other dependant plus $500 for each additional dependant;

(d) if the applicant or recipient has no spouse included in the benefit unit and there are one or more dependants, $1,645 for the applicant or recipient and one dependant plus $500 for each additional dependant; and

(e) if the applicant or recipient is a person to whom subsection 11 (2) or (4) applies, $500 for each dependent child.

2. (1) The Table to paragraph 1 of subsection 41 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

TABLE

 

No. of Dependants Other than a Spouse

Dependants 18 Years or Older

Dependants 0-17 Years

Recipient

Recipient and Spouse

0

0

0

$227

$448

1

0

1

347

448

 

1

0

561

588

2

0

2

347

448

 

1

1

561

588

 

2

0

701

744

3

0

3

347

448

 

1

2

561

588

 

2

1

701

744

 

3

0

858

901

For each additional dependant:

add $157 if the dependant is 18 years of age or older,

or $0 if the dependant is 0-17 years of age.

(2) The Table to paragraph 2 of subsection 41 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

TABLE

 

No. of Dependants Other than a Spouse

Recipient

Recipient and Spouse

0

$156

$232

1

257

278

2

299

323

For each additional dependant, add $45.

(3) Paragraph 5 of subsection 41 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “$36” and substituting “$37”.

3. The Table to paragraph 2 of subsection 42 (2) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

TABLe

 

Benefit Unit Size

Maximum Monthly Shelter Allowance

1

$372

2

584

3

634

4

688

5

742

6 or more

769

4. Subsection 43 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “$130” and substituting “$132”.

5. (1) The Table to paragraph 1 of subsection 44 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

TABLE

 

Dependants Other than a Spouse

Dependants 18 Years or Older

Dependants 0-17 Years

Recipient

Recipient and Spouse

0

0

0

$409

$625

1

0

1

572

681

 

1

0

680

717

2

0

2

636

734

 

1

1

744

770

 

2

0

786

804

3

0

3

696

787

 

1

2

804

823

 

2

1

846

857

 

3

0

882

891

For each additional dependant of a sole support parent:

add $105 if the dependant is 18 years of age or older,

add $60 if the dependant is 0-17 years of age.

Otherwise, for each additional dependant:

add $90 if the dependant is 18 years of age or older,

add $53 if the dependant is 0-17 years of age.

(2) The Table to paragraph 2 of subsection 44 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

TABLE

 

Number of Dependants Other than a Spouse

Recipient

Recipient and Spouse

0

$156

$232

1

248

261

2

287

300

3

326

341

For each additional dependant, add $42.

(3) Paragraph 4 of subsection 44 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “$36” and substituting “$37”.

(4) Paragraph 5 of subsection 44 (1) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

5. $62 (Special Boarder Allowance).

(5) Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 of subsection 44 (2) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

1. An amount for dependants of the dependant determined in accordance with the following Table:

TABLe

 

Number of Dependants of the Dependant

Maximum Amount

1

$330

2

379

3

433

4

486

5 or more

513

2. If the applicant or recipient resides north of the 50th parallel and is without year-round road access, an additional amount equal to the sum of $100 for the first dependant of the dependant, $42 for the second dependant of the dependant and $44 for any subsequent dependant of the dependant.

(6) The Table to paragraph 1 of subsection 44 (2) of the Regulation, as made by subsection (5), is revoked and the following substituted:

TABLe

 

Number of Dependants of the Dependant

Maximum Amount

1

$332

2

382

3

436

4

490

5 or more

517

(7) Paragraph 2 of subsection 44 (2) of the Regulation, as remade by subsection (5), is revoked and the following substituted:

2. If the applicant or recipient resides north of the 50th parallel and is without year-round road access, an additional amount equal to the sum of $101 for the first dependant of the dependant, $42 for the second dependant of the dependant and $45 for any subsequent dependants of the dependant.

(8) The Table to paragraph 1 of subsection 44 (3) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

TABLE

 

No. of Dependants Other than a Spouse

Dependants 18 Years or Older

Dependants 0-17 Years

Recipient

Recipient and Spouse

0

0

0

$227

$448

1

0

1

347

448

 

1

0

561

588

2

0

2

347

448

 

1

1

561

588

 

2

0

701

744

For each additional dependant:

add $157 if the dependant is 18 years of age or older,

or $0 if the dependant is 0-17 years of age.

(9) The Table to paragraph 2 of subsection 44 (3) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

TABLE

 

Number of Dependants Other than a Spouse

Recipient

Recipient and Spouse

0

$156

$232

1

257

278

2

299

323

For each additional dependant, add $45.

(10) Paragraph 4 of subsection 44 (3) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

4. $62 (Special Boarder Allowance).

6. (1) Subsection 44.1 (2) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “and” at the clause (a) and by revoking clause (b) and substituting the following:

(b) not less than the sum of $130 for each member of the benefit unit, with respect to determinations relating to a month after November 30, 2010 and before December 1, 2011; and

(c) not less than the sum of $132 for each member of the benefit unit, with respect to determinations relating to a month after November 30, 2011.

(2) Subsection 44.1 (3) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “$130” and substituting “$132”.

7. The Table to subparagraph 1 ii of section 51 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

TABLE

 

No. of Dependants Other than a Spouse

Dependants 18 Years or Older

Dependants 0-17 Years

Recipient

Recipient and Spouse

0

0

0

$227

$448

1

0

1

347

448

 

1

0

561

588

2

0

2

347

448

 

1

1

561

588

 

2

0

701

744

For each additional dependant:

add $157 if the dependant is 18 years of age or older,

or $0 if the dependant is 0-17 years of age.

The amount attributable to a dependent child shall be reduced by 50 per cent where budgetary requirements for the child were reduced under section 44.2.

8. Paragraph 5 of subsection 55 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “$73” and substituting “$74”.

9. Clauses 57 (5) (a) and (b) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

(a) $312 for the first child and $254 for each additional child if the adult applicant or recipient resides north of the 50th parallel and is without year round road access;

(b) $247 for the first child and $200 for each additional child if clause (a) does not apply;

Commencement

10. (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Regulation comes into force on December 1, 2011.

(2) Subsection 5 (5) comes into force on August 1, 2011.

 

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